§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether, on receiving notification from the Iraqi embassy of the accreditation of Mr. Abdul Al-Mudaris, described as counsellor for Arab League affairs, he indicated to the ambassador that Her Majesty's Government did not recognise the publicly declared trade boycott of Israel by the Arab League; and whether he will make a statement;
(2) whether, on receiving notification from the Syrian embassy of the accreditation of Mr. Ahmed Rajab, described as an adviser on Arab League affairs, he indicated to the ambassador that Her Majesty's Government did not recognise the publicly declared trade boycott of Israel by the Arab League; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceWe made no such representations to either ambassador but have made clear on many more appropriate occasions our opposition to the Arab trade boycott of Israel.
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will list all the accredited diplomats, together with their respective embassies, who are described by their embassies as dealing with Arab League affairs; and why agreement is given to diplomats with such a designation.
§ Mr. LuceThe following diplomats have been notified to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as dealing with Arab League Affairs:
Iraq
Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Mudaris, CounsellorJordan
Mr. Khalil Wathek K. Al-Azhari, CounsellorSyria
Monsieur Ahmed Walid Rajab, CounsellorIt is for the sending state to decide the functions and designation of its staff appointed to diplomatic missions provided these meet the requirements of the Vienna convention. We have no objection in principle to this designation.